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Cauliflower Fungus

Sparassis crispa

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,455, February 1,075, March 1,684, April 2,649, May 3,820, June 4,166, July 4,457, August 3,833, September 2,814, October 2,101, November 1,148, December 897.
United States30,325
Alaska30,100
Germany754
United Kingdom410
Poland338
England304
Austria270
Netherlands217
Sweden184
Steiermark180

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Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderShelf Fungi · Polyporales
FamilyCauliflower Fungi and Allies · Sparassidaceae
Genuscauliflower mushrooms · Sparassis

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